Keeping Your Home Allergy Free

Today more and more folks are sensitive to more and more things. This can be food, pollen, pets, dust, and sometimes even sunshine and rain! We sometimes begin sneezing right when we enter somebody else’s house filled with allergens. How often do our eyes fill with tears once we enter a store, a theater as well as our own workplace. Allergens are everywhere, and one area where we can lower their existence is in our own homes.

Dust Catchers

Heavy drapes, thick carpets, fabric slip covers, tons of decorations on the shelves (also called “dust catchers”) are locations where dust gathers and dust mites find their perfect house. You need to clean these things frequently or you may choose to eliminate them. Drapes ought to be cleaned with steam cleaners. These little devices can be rented in your local supermarket. They’ve a container for water and you just have to plug it into an electric socket. They’re also not too expensive now, and with high suction capability they could also remove mite and dust from your carpets. You then can make use of the steam mop you purchased for cleaning your curtains. Using steam mop has another edge, also. It’ll humidify the atmosphere, keeping your respiratory duct from drying.

Bed Allergies

There isn’t a good way to keep feather filled pillows dust-free, so get rid of them. Replace them with anti-allergic filled pillows. The same goes if you’re using feather or down blankets of any sort. Wash your sheets weekly to kill the microorganisms that thrive in your bedding.

Carpet Allergies

Carpets are a common flooring material in houses, but it’s not such a good choice for people with allergies. Woolen carpets are filled with microorganisms and dust mites, even if you dust it consistently. Again, the easiest means to supply an allergy free environment is always to eliminate the carpets, but if you really clean all of them with the steam-cleaner, they can be much safer.

Clothing Allergies

Clothing can also be allergenic, particularly after washing with harsh detergents. It’s best to get anti-allergy, or clear and free laundry detergent. Secondly, consider adding an extra rinse cycle when washing clothes. Finally, forget fabric softeners, they can irritate sensitive skin. This will help remove allergens from your clothes.

Pet Allergies

Remove all pets from the home. Pet hair, saliva, feces, are allergens and an ideal environment for microorganisms. What is more, pets that go between outdoors and indoors can bring home pollen and other allergens=.

Providing an allergy free environment at home is not an easy job. With time though, all this may become routine and you’ll feel better. Your family will be healthier and your kids (if any) will be able to play safely everywhere within the home.

About The Author

With my mother being a student of natural and alternative health, I experienced the many healing properties of these products and services firsthand. As I grew up and had children of my own, I continued the natural health and the medical profession for our family. While I employ both forms of medicine, I prefer natural medicine as much possible. The side effects are minimal and the added nutrition from supplements can't be beat.